A. Requirements For Placement: Upon application and payment of a fee, a building permit may be issued for a placement of a new manufactured home certified as meeting the national mobile home construction and safety standards act of 1974 (effective June 15, 1976) of the department of housing and urban development, on a lot zoned for single-family dwellings. Application for any such permit shall be made to the building inspector, which shall issue the same as a manufactured housing permit, upon evidence of compliance, to the satisfaction of the inspector, with the following terms and conditions:
1. Permanent Foundation: The manufactured house be placed on a permanent foundation, as would comply with the adopted building code; and said manufactured house be installed on said foundation in accordance with the manufacturer's instructions. Each manufactured home shall be installed with or without a basement on a site built, permanent foundation system that meets or exceeds applicable requirements of the building codes. This shall include permanent masonry/cement perimeter enclosures for each manufactured home installation and shall conform to the building code as specified for foundation walls. This shall include removal of towing hitches and running gear, which includes tongues, axles, brakes, wheels, lights and other parts of chassis that operate only during transport.
2. Lot Requirements: The lot upon which said manufactured house is to be placed shall comply in all respects with the then existing zoning requirements for the district in which it lies, including, but not limited to: lot size, building setback, access, enclosures, yard requirements and the length of the structure facing the street or roadway to which it will be addressed.
3. Use: The manufactured house shall be used in accordance with the allowed purposes for which such structures may be used in the district in which the applicant seeks to have it lie; and shall be compatible with the then existing structures in the district in which the applicant seeks to have it lie.
4. HUD Approval: The manufactured house shall have received an insignia of approval by the U.S. department of housing and urban development, have been constructed after July 1, 1976, and shall not have been altered in violation of the standards of the U.S. department of housing and urban development.
5. Minimum Width; Placement On Lot: The manufactured house shall have a minimum width of twenty four feet (24'), with width being the smallest dimension, and be multisectional or multimodular. The width (sides) shall face the side yards and in no case face the street to which the structure shall be addressed.
6. Exterior Material: The manufactured house shall have an exterior covering material customarily used on conventional dwellings. Exterior siding and trim materials shall consist of durable, weather resilient materials approved for dwelling construction in the building codes, such as masonry, stucco, woods, composition, glass, vinyl, steel or aluminum residential sidings. In no case may corrugated metal, fiberglass or typical trailer coach or recreational vehicle type coverings be used.
7. Roof: The manufactured house shall have a roof with a pitch of not less than three inches (3") of vertical rise for each twelve inches (12") of horizontal run, and be engineered to withstand the required snow load (live load) plus the dead load for the area in which placement will occur. Roofing materials shall be composition asphalt shingles or other shingle materials preapproved by the building department. In addition, the roof shall have a minimum eave overhang of not less than eight inches (8") to provide for runoff and four inch (4") overhang where the roofline is not parallel to the base of the unit (9 inches includes rain gutter).
8. Accessory Uses: Any and all appendages for accessory uses, such as steps and stoops, carports or garages, storage units, antennas, satellite dishes, patios and awnings or additions and alterations shall conform to existing applicable codes. Main entry steps, stoops and porches shall be concrete or masonry and shall have required handrails if appropriate.
9. Utility Connections: Permanent connection of all services to local utilities (local authority approval required). This shall include two (2) hose bibs when not contained with the manufactured home.
B. Title Delivered To County Assessor: The owner of said manufactured house shall cause the document of title, as soon as the same is received from the manufacturer, to be delivered to the county assessor and said house shall thereafter be subject to local taxation as real property.
C. No Limitation Intended: Nothing in this section is intended, nor should be construed as intended to limit or exclude the construction or placement of a permanent dwelling on a lot zoned for single-family dwelling as heretofore may have been permitted by the existing legislation. (2004 Code § 10.10.040)